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On some other forum, someone recommended at least a nvidia 680i chipset for the mobo. but isn't that SLI(which I don't need) and the ATI graphics card uses crossfire x anyway. the only thing that I am really confused about is mobo chipsets.

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Titan8990

Posted 22 January 2008 - 01:30 PM

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Welcome to Geeks to Go.

What kind of budget are you looking at?

Do you plan on overclocking?

Edit: The only 3Ghz C2D is the E6850. It is a bit overpriced at $80 more than the 2.66Ghz E6750. The E6750 should easily overclock to 3.0Ghz. Some people report getting as high as 3.6Ghz with air cooling but your overclocking abilities are dependant on your chip (some OC better than others).

droidack

Posted 22 January 2008 - 01:54 PM

james_8970

Posted 22 January 2008 - 02:24 PM

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The only 3Ghz C2D is the E6850. It is a bit overpriced at $80 more than the 2.66Ghz E6750. The E6750 should easily overclock to 3.0Ghz. Some people report getting as high as 3.6Ghz with air cooling but your overclocking abilities are dependant on your chip (some OC better than others).

Nope the E8400 is coming out, already released in many stores in canada. It's a great performer and even better value.

For a case I suggest either the:Antec 900 orAntec P182

Both very good cases, choose whichever you like more.

For a motherboard, the P35-DS3L is the best motherboard for the value.James

stettybet0

Posted 22 January 2008 - 04:27 PM

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Some people report getting as high as 3.6Ghz with air cooling

Some people = Me I probably could get higher, I don't think I've reached this chip's max yet, it's just running a bit too hot if I OC it any higher (need a better HSF). I've seen some people get up to 4Ghz on air with it.

But anyways...

Intel's Core 2 lineup is much better than anything AMD is currently offering. I would highly recommend the CPU that James mentioned, the E8400.

The Antec 900 doesn't have doors on it, and it's a very good case.

The HD3870 performs slightly better than the G80 8800GTS, but is much worse than the new G92 8800GTS.

droidack

Posted 23 January 2008 - 09:27 AM

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Some people report getting as high as 3.6Ghz with air cooling

Some people = Me I probably could get higher, I don't think I've reached this chip's max yet, it's just running a bit too hot if I OC it any higher (need a better HSF). I've seen some people get up to 4Ghz on air with it.

But anyways...

Intel's Core 2 lineup is much better than anything AMD is currently offering. I would highly recommend the CPU that James mentioned, the E8400.

The Antec 900 doesn't have doors on it, and it's a very good case.

The HD3870 performs slightly better than the G80 8800GTS, but is much worse than the new G92 8800GTS.

Why is intel's dual core lineup better than AMD's ?

For what the AMD lacks it makes up in price, therfore allowing me to get better components i.e 8800gtx

Update: I finally found the E8400 on a uk site www.overclockers.co.uk £146.86 inc VAT is quite a nice price for 6mb l2 cache, 3.0 ghz 1333fsb etc. I'll definately go with that sweet cpu.

stettybet0

Posted 23 January 2008 - 03:14 PM

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Hold your horses on that HD3870. NVIDIA's 9600GT is due out on February 14th and benchmarks have shown it to beat the HD3850 and it is cheaper too. I haven't seen any benchmarks comparing it to the HD3870, but since it beat the HD3850 by a substantial margin, I'm willing to bet it could also best the HD3870. The 9600GT should retail for about $150-$170.

As for motherboards, if you are planning on using SLI, the 680i and 780i are pretty much your only options. If you don't plan on using SLI, then a P35 mobo is probably your best bet.